The US-Israeli war on Iran is disrupting fuel supplies to Africa, pushing countries like Ghana, South Africa and Kenya to seek relief from Nigeria’s huge Dangote Refinery, but one plant may not meet soaring demand.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Lekki in Nigeria.
Thrilled to share highlights from my visit to China with the EVC of NASENI! 🇳🇬🇨🇳. NASENI's strategic partnerships with Haier, Zpark, and Chery Automobile are set to drive Nigeria’s economic growth. 🚀
• Haier: Boosting access to affordable, high-quality household electric appliances.
• Chery: Advancing electric vehicle (EV) adoption for sustainable mobility.
• Zpark: Developing cutting-edge technology parks to foster innovation.
Together, we’re building a future of technological advancement and prosperity for Nigeria! 💡⚡️
I am happy to have participated in the groundbreaking of this mighty masterpiece... NASENI's Sustainable and Emerging Technologies Institute within BUK Kano. The @NASENIHQ EVC @KSHalil & the Minister of Innovation Science and Tech. @ChiefUcheNnaji broke the ground yesterday!
When completed, the Institute will position our dear state, Kano, as the technological hub of Nigeria!
Congratulations Kano!
Congratulations Nigeria!
Congratulations and Welldone @KSHalilu!
Why Do Muslims Have Lower Cancer Rates Than Almost Any Other Subset of The Population?
Recently, I wrote about my admiration for Islam, prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alayhi Wasalaam, and Muslims, and my piece, which went viral, raised many questions even as it answered some.
The majority of those who raised queries wanted to know what benefit there was to my assertion that Islam gives directions for almost every aspect of life from birth to death and that clarity tends to give Muslims stability.
In essence, they wanted to know the benefits of such meticulous guidelines for life, if any.
There are quite a few, but let me focus on just one area: wellbeing.
Muslims tend to have far lower cancer rates than the rest of the population. Assume I am lying, and fact-check me. Western countries dominate the cancer tables at the high end, and Islamic nations, especially Arab states, dominate from the bottom. Globally, about 198 people out of every 100,000 people will get cancer. In Australia, 468 people out of 100,000 will get cancer. In Saudi Arabia, it is 96 people out of 100,000.
What is the reason behind this disparity? There are several. But to summarise, it is down to lifestyle. Perhaps the most critical lifestyle factor is intermittent fasting during Ramadan. Again, please assume I am lying and fact-check me.
It is not that other faiths do not fast. They do. But it is often not as systematic and methodical as the fasts that Muslims observe, except Orthodox Christians, which is perhaps why Orthodox Christian nations, like Ethiopia, have low cancer rates, coupled with the fact that their diet is almost the same as that of Arab Muslims.
Another primary reason is the fact that Muslims abstain from alcohol and some foods that are not the healthiest and may be slightly carcinogenic, such as pork.
And with female reproductive health, Muslim women are less likely to develop cervical cancer or HPV. This is linked to lifestyle choices, as they are also more likely than other females to get married as virgins, report fewer sexual partners than women of other faiths and have a tendency to breastfeed their babies, which is scientifically proven to reduce breast cancer.
However, perhaps the starkest evidence is in male reproductive health.
The risk of developing prostate cancer is 27% for Black males, 12% for White males, and 7% for Asian males in the MENA Region.
Please assume I am lying and fact-check me.
While one out of every eight White males on Earth will have protester cancer, which is the leading form of cancer in men, one out of four Black men will develop prostate cancer. The rate in men of African origin is double that of White men. Asians are the least likely to develop prostate cancer, with a probability of one in thirteen.
What is behind this troubling statistic?
If men and women are to be honest, they will accept that there are very few men able to be sexually faithful to only one woman. And why? It is not because men are dogs or men are scum. The truth is that men are naturally polygamous. And forcing men into monogamy will always lead to crises in society and cause physical and psychological distress to both genders.
That is why if you take the Middle East and North Africa, which are the most polygamous regions of the world, what you find is that they also have the lowest prostate cancer rates for men. Go ahead and fact-check me.
And besides polygamy, Muslims have practices, such as ablution, hand washing, and using water to clean up after defecation rather than toilet paper, which generally contribute to more effective hygiene, contrary to what you might think.
Of course, there should be room for modernity, but when modernity becomes an absurdity, Islam even has specific regulations for that.
Countries that abandon their traditional ways of life and adopt Western lifestyles almost always see a sudden increase in cancer rates. Again, assume I am lying and fact-check me.
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In 1965, Singapore was forced out of Malaysia.
No army.
No resources.
No fresh water.
A tiny island of 2M people living in slums.
Then ONE man's ruthless vision built modern Asia's greatest success...
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“Hausa has one of the coolest sound systems of any language on the planet. It is the most spoken native language in Nigeria, and it is not related to all the other major languages in Nigeria”
Announcement: DELTHER Initiative Successful Finalists
NASENI in conjunction with the PiCTT, is pleased to announce the successful finalists of the DELTHER initiative.
Launched earlier this year, DELTHER aimed to bridge the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields by supporting innovative projects and research. After a rigorous evaluation process, we are proud to present the selected finalists.
Congratulations to the successful applicants! We look forward to seeing the impactful contributions your projects will make in promoting gender equality and advancing STEM in Nigeria.
Join us in celebrating this milestone and empowering women in STEM.
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They are generating electricity from their own steps. Population should actually be a blessing not a curse.
Japan is rising up to the list in terms of technology.
Our first plenary session with Prof Tiina Roose from @unisouthampton is sharing her work low Reynolds fluid flows in soils and the modelling of plant-soil interactions #UKFC2024